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President Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to new charges brought against him by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. 

Manafort's trial will start Sept. 17. [Go deeper: How the Mueller probe closed in on Manafort; The latest charges in Mueller's probe]

How the Mueller probe closed in on Manafort

Paul Manafort pleads not guilty in Mueller probe

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President Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="new charges" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/grand-jury-issues-new-charges-against-paul-manafort-0c588b0a-3c97-4403-82f2-3f59e88cfa35.html" data-vars-content-id="4df9c4ed-1d62-4b0f-a6b6-4b8e5270a34d" data-vars-headline="Paul Manafort pleads not guilty in Mueller probe" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/grand-jury-issues-new-charges-against-paul-manafort-0c588b0a-3c97-4403-82f2-3f59e88cfa35.html" target="_self">new charges</a> brought against him by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Manafort&#x27;s trial will start Sept. 17. [Go deeper: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="How the Mueller probe closed in on Manafort" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/how-the-russia-probe-closed-in-on-paul-manafort-1513305650-1c200dd2-f97d-4475-83bc-1d0d602014a9.html" data-vars-content-id="4df9c4ed-1d62-4b0f-a6b6-4b8e5270a34d" data-vars-headline="Paul Manafort pleads not guilty in Mueller probe" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/how-the-russia-probe-closed-in-on-paul-manafort-1513305650-1c200dd2-f97d-4475-83bc-1d0d602014a9.html" target="_self">How the Mueller probe closed in on Manafort</a>; <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="The latest charges in Mueller&#x27;s probe" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/mueller-indictment-manafort-69d1e90b-bb08-4949-abdc-e95b3fbd85c4.html" data-vars-content-id="4df9c4ed-1d62-4b0f-a6b6-4b8e5270a34d" data-vars-headline="Paul Manafort pleads not guilty in Mueller probe" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/mueller-indictment-manafort-69d1e90b-bb08-4949-abdc-e95b3fbd85c4.html" target="_self">The latest charges in Mueller&#x27;s probe</a>]

Paul Manafort pleads not guilty in Mueller probe

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